Court of Protection

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Court rules on life support withdrawal for comatose patient

Court of Protection authorises withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient in a prolonged disorder of consciousness

Court removes mother as deputy for daughter's affairs

Court of Protection rules to remove a mother as deputy for her daughter's property and affairs due to mismanagement

Court of protection rules on care and capacity of deaf individual

Court of Protection rules on the care and capacity of a profoundly deaf individual, emphasising the importance of specialist assessments

Court of Protection rules on deputyship jurisdiction

Court of Protection decides on jurisdiction and deputyship in a complex case involving a vulnerable adult's affairs

Court rules on life-sustaining treatment for brain injury patient

Court of Protection decides whether continued life-sustaining treatment is in the best interests of a patient in a prolonged disorder of consciousness

Court of protection deliberates on capacity and breaches

Court of Protection addresses capacity and multiple breaches of injunction by James Grundy

Derbyshire County Council seeks committal for contempt

Court of Protection sentences James Grundy for contempt after repeated breaches of an injunction

Court of Protection Deliberates on Deprivation of Liberty and Care Planning for Vulnerable Young Adult

Court of Protection examines care planning and deprivation of liberty for an 18-year-old with complex mental health needs